Calendars and School Day Schedules

Whether you are looking for specifics about a building's daily schedule, start and dismissal times, or a broad overview of the calendar year, complete details are available here. This includes the standard daily schedule, as well as the schedule for days with a 2-hour delay. Junior high and high school bell schedules are also provided.

School Year Calendars

The Board of Education approved the 2018-19 school year calendar at its Feb. 12, 2018, meeting. (Download calendar as PDF) Please note that Pickerington Schools will make up one snow day on Feb. 18, 2019.

Parents are encouraged to refer to this calendar when planning activities such as vacations, family trips, and doctor’s visits.

The first day of school for grades 1-12 will be Wednesday, Aug. 15, and the last day for grades K-11 is scheduled for May 24, 2019. Winter break for students will begin on December 21 and classes will resume on January 7, 2019. Spring break is scheduled for March 18-22, 2019.

If the district has a calamity/snow day before Presidents Day on February 18, 2019, the district will use that date as the make-up. The following 2-4 calamity days will be made up with student “blizzard bags.” For information on blizzard bags visit the calamity day page.

Key dates

Aug. 15: First Day of School (grades 1-12)

Aug. 21: First Day of Kindergarten

Aug. 31: No School, Teacher Professional Development

Sept. 3: No School, Labor Day

Sept. 5: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development

Sept. 14: Interim grades (Elementary, Middle, High)

Sept. 26: Interim grades (Junior High)

Oct. 3: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development

Oct. 12: No School, Teacher Professional Development

Oct. 18: K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences

Oct. 22: No School K-8 Only, All Day Parent/Teacher Conferences

Oct. 23: No School Kindergarten Only, All Day Parent/Teacher Conferences

Oct. 25: K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences

Nov. 6: No School, Teacher Professional Development

Nov. 16: Interim grades (Elementary, Middle, High)

Nov. 21-23: No School, Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 5: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development

Dec. 21: No School, Teacher Record Day

Dec. 24-Jan. 4: No School, Winter Break

Jan. 9: Interim grades (Junior High)

Jan. 18: No School, Teacher Professional Development

Jan. 21: No School, Martin Luther King Day

Feb. 6: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development

Feb. 8: Interim grades (Elementary, Middle, High)

Feb. 18: No School, Presidents Day (unless needed to use as make-up for calamity day)

Parents are encouraged to refer to this calendar when planning activities such as vacations, family trips, and doctor’s visits.

The first day of school for grades 1-12 will be Thursday, Aug. 15, and the last day for grades K-11 is scheduled for May 22, 2020. Winter break for students will begin on December 23 and classes will resume on January 6, 2020. Spring break is scheduled for March 23-27, 2020.

If the district has a calamity/snow day before Presidents Day on February 17, 2020, the district will use that date as the make-up. The following 2-4 calamity days will be made up with student “blizzard bags.” For information on blizzard bags visit the calamity day page.

Key dates

August 15: First Day of School (grades 1-12)

August 21: First Day of Kindergarten

August 30: No School, Teacher Professional Development

September 2: No School, Labor Day

September 11: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development

October 11: No School, Teacher Professional Development

October 17: K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences

October 21: No School K-8 Only, All Day Parent/Teacher Conferences

October 22: No School Kindergarten Only, All Day Parent/Teacher Conferences

October 24: K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 5: No School, Teacher Professional Development

November 27-29: No School, Thanksgiving Break

December 11: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development

December 23-Jan. 2: No School, Winter Break

January 3: No School, Teacher Record Day

January 17: No School, Innovation Day (Teacher Professional Development)

January 20: No School, Martin Luther King Day

February 12: No School, Teacher Professional Development

February 17: No School, Presidents Day (unless needed to use as make-up for calamity day)